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Chapter 435
Liu Zongmin was arrested and unexpectedly released by Zhu Yousong, which is inconceivable in the eyes of ordinary people.

In the past ten years, in order to eliminate Zhang Xianzhong, Li Zicheng, Liu Zongmin and other thieves, the Ming court offered huge rewards, exhausted all the organs, mobilized all the troops and horses from all over the country, and mobilized all available elite soldiers and generals.

Now that such a big thief chieftain has been captured with great difficulty, how can he let him go so easily?
In addition to the matter of the Fulu Banquet, I thought that if it fell into the hands of Zhu Yousong, it would be cut into pieces, ten deaths and no life.

But Zhu Yousong really released him unscathed, and even gave him his flattery and sword, Liu Zongmin couldn't believe it.

Liu Zongmin was lucky enough to survive, and the eight thousand cavalry died and surrendered, and now he is the only one left.

So what?As long as the general is alive, he can stand between heaven and earth!If you fail, you can still make a comeback. Winning or losing is just a matter of military strategists.

But now Liu Zongmin was neither grateful nor happy at all, on the contrary, his heart was burning with anger.

Mainly because of Zhu Yousong's words, of course the root cause of the disease lies in Chen Yuanyuan.

Liu Zongmin blatantly disobeyed Li Zicheng's order, ignored the dissuasion of Li Zicheng's lieutenant general Tian Jianxiu, and insisted on marching into Beijing.

What's more, he still has that peerless beauty with both talents and talents in his heart.The time I stayed in Beijing last year was too short. I didn’t have time to enjoy the beauties I got, so I followed Li Zicheng to Shanhaiguan. As a result, I was defeated in a battle of stones. Ziyi 20 cavalry chased after him.

In desperation, he had no choice but to set fire to the Forbidden City with Li Zicheng, and then fled out of Beijing in a hurry, fleeing to Shanxi and Shaanxi. In a panic, the excellent beauty was also lost.

This time the Tartars abandoned the city of Beijing and fled to the outside of the pass. Liu Zongmin sent troops out of Datong and pointed his sword at Beijing, thinking about Chen Yuanyuan who had been unable to let go of him.

Liu Zongmin personally led [-] cavalry as the vanguard, followed by Tian Jianxiu with [-] infantry as backup.Winning Beijing and finding the beauty Chen Yuanyuan again, not only has extraordinary achievements, but also has a peerless beauty, this is Liu Zongmin's wishful thinking.

For this wishful thinking of getting the best of both worlds, fame and fortune, Liu Zongmin did not hesitate to take risks and openly disobeyed Li Zicheng's military orders.

But as soon as he reached the edge of Beijing, he jumped into the hole Zhu Yousong dug for him.Trapped in Gaobeidian, the whole army was wiped out.Tian Jianxiu led an army of tens of thousands to the rescue. In the battle of Shahe, nearly ten thousand people were lost.

Neither won Beijing nor saw Chen Yuanyuan's shadow.How could Liu Zongmin not be annoyed?

Now this peerless beauty is still in Wu Sangui's hands, this is what Zhu Yousong told him.

However, what annoyed him even more was that Zhu Yousong told him that the reason for releasing him this time was nothing but Chen Yuanyuan!
In order to fight himself in Shanhaiguan, Wu Sangui actually agreed to give Chen Yuanyuan to Zhu Yousong?
Liu Zongmin was so angry that he was so angry that he scolded Wu Sangui for being ungrateful and ungrateful, and also scolded Zhu Yousong for being a drunk and lustful man. He returned to Changping Mansion, retreated to Juyongguan, and then led the team to Shanhaiguan to settle accounts with Wu Sangui.

In fact, anyone with a discerning eye can tell at a glance that this is Zhu Yousong's trap.

If it was true as what Zhu Yousong said, Zhu Yousong could not let him go, tied him up and handed him over to Wu Sangui in Shanhaiguan, and then exchanged him for the beauty Chen Yuanyuan, wouldn't it be better?
However, it was still the same sentence, Liu Zongmin was so angry that Zhu Yousong was so angry that he believed it.For Chen Yuanyuan, he wants to fight Wu Sangui to the death.

For the sake of Chen Yuanyuan, Liu Zongmin actually acted like this, this can be regarded as a kind and righteous bloody man!

Tian Jianxiu, who had just lost back to Changping, was very happy about Liu Zongmin's escape from the dead and his return to Changping Mansion. He believed that Liu Zongmin must have escaped death and fell into the tiger's mouth.Unexpectedly, he, Mr. Liu, would break out of the siege. Tian Jianxiu has always admired Liu Zongmin's bravery.

Of course, this time Liu Zongmin made up a lie. If he told Tian Jianxiu and others that the entire army of eight thousand men was wiped out, and Zhu Yousong let him go unscathed, no one would believe him, and he would go on Think elsewhere, is there something tricky in it?
Therefore, Liu Zongmin made up a lie, did not mention the matter of Chen Yuanyuan and Wu Sangui at all, and said that he had fought his way out of the siege.

Tian Jianxiu and others were completely convinced. Liu Zongmin proposed to abandon Changping Mansion and retreat to Juyongguan, and Tian Jianxiu fully agreed.

Because Changping Mansion is right under the eyes of Beijing, with a distance of tens of miles, there is no danger to defend.Zhu Yousong's men were too difficult to deal with. It was an established fact that they took the lead and seized the city of Beijing.In front of them, the Dashun Army suffered another defeat, and their morale suffered.

It is undoubtedly the best policy to retreat to Juyongguan and stick to the dangerous pass, which is also in line with the sacred order of their Majesty Li Zicheng.

But after retreating to Juyongguan, Liu Zongmin wanted to take the brigade to Shanhaiguan, but Tian Jianxiu strongly opposed it.

Of course Liu Zongmin didn't say that he was looking for his enemy Wu Sangui to fight Shanhaiguan for the sake of Chen Yuanyuan.

Liu Zongmin just said that now the Tazi Banner has fallen and the troops are scattered, the Qing Dynasty exists in name only, and it has withdrawn from the customs and returned to its hometown in Shengjing.But the traitor Wu Sangui is still living in Shanhaiguan. He is the mortal enemy of our Dashun army. If there is no Wu Sangui, there will be no defeat in the Battle of Stone. One defeat after another, lost Beijing and fled back to Shaanxi.How many soldiers died at the hands of this country's traitors and traitors. The crimes committed are too numerous to record. If he can't be left in the world, he must be avenged.

In addition, Liu Zongmin also said that Shanhaiguan is the most dangerous pass in the world, and its strategic significance is very important. Taking this pass city can repel the Tartars in the north and pose a threat to Zhu Yousong in the south. Their Majesty Li Zicheng will soon send a large army to the east. At that time, a situation of encirclement can be formed against Beijing.

Although Liu Zongmin's words were high-sounding and logical, Tian Jianxiu had his own opinions, and he disagreed with Liu Zongmin's ideas.

"General, this place is more than seven hundred miles away from Shanhaiguan, and only a hundred miles away from Beijing. Our army is now going deep alone. If the battle line is too long, what should we do if Zhu Yousong cuts off our way back from behind? ?”

"This general has already considered this. If you stay at Juyongguan, this general will give you [-] elite soldiers to guard the pass and inquire about news about Beijing. Zhu Yousong just arrived in Beijing and won another big victory. It's not too late to be happy. You should He will not send troops to Shanhaiguan. If he really wants to send troops, after attacking this general, Beijing will be empty, so you can lead your troops to attack and take his Beijing away in one fell swoop, that's it!"

After Liu Zongmin finished speaking domineeringly, he ordered [-] troops to kill and rushed to Shanhaiguan.

Liu Zongmin is now the same as Wu Sangui a year ago, and he is also a confidante in a rage!

(End of this chapter)